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13 Cards in this Set
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Rate of growth in early childhood vs infancy
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Gains in body size taper off
Body fat decreases |
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Proportions of early childhood vs infancy
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Adult-like proportions, longer leaner vs potbellied, bowlegged, top heavy
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General growth curve vs lymph, genitals, brain
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General: infancy rapid, early/middle slower, adolesence rapid
Brain - fast then taper Genitals - slow, rapid adolesence Lymph - slow, rapid then taper |
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Changes in synaptic growth and pruning
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Neural fibers continue to form synapes and mylenate,
Synaptic pruning to make room for connective structures of active neurons, nonactive ones dies |
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Emotional well being and growth
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Stressful home lives suffer more illnesses
Extreme emotional deprivation leads to psychosocial dwarfism (serious adjustment problem) |
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Kids with high levels of lead in blood
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Lower IQs, behavior problems, overactivity, poor organization
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Child health care in US vs other nations
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In US, fringe benefit for employment, no insurance for low SES
other indust nations have govt sponsored health insurace as fundamental human right |
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Rates of mortality from childhood injuries in US vs other industrialized countries
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Injury deaths high in US and Canada cuz of poverty and bad childcare
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Major mile stones in gross motor development
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2 - walk more rhythmically, jumps, hops, throws, catch with rigid upper body
3 - flexing upper body, pedals and steers 4 - skips, smoothly, rapid and smooth triking 5 - increase speed, bike |
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Milestones in fine motor development
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2 - puts on clothes, zips, spoon
3 - buttons, eat, scissors, draws first person 4 - fork, copies letters, cut line 5 - knife, ties shoes, draw person, words, numbers |
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Cultural variations in development of drawing
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more realistic pictures with artistic traditions; little interest = very crude drawings
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Genetic differences and socialization relationship to gender differences in motor skills
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Sex differences favor boys in skill requiring power and girls in good balance; partly genetic but also socially reinforced
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Instruction and development of motor skills
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Master motor skills through play not formal training
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